Sarota on Al Franken: I missed what he was saying about Goss being

[LittleApple81]

selected as CIA head. Something about his being totally against Kerry and that was one of the reasons for selecting him? Anybody can help here?

[chelsea0011]

1. I missed the comment also but

yesterday CNN showed him speaking out against Kerry about something during a hearing. It's not common to use names when disagreeing with others.

[Cha]

2. I didn't hear what Al said but that was my reaction when I

heard on c-span the other morning that goss had been selected by bush.

Fortunately, Robert Menendez was on at that moment in time and made the case against selecting someone sooooooooooooo partisan.

This will Not work.
They can't have as the head of the Cfreakin'IA a bush lap dog who will spy on Liberals...not to mention all the other shit that will go down.

[Dudley_DUright]

3. Billmon (Whiskey Bar Blog) has some great info on Goss

By now you've probably heard the news that President Bush has nominated House Intelligence Committee Chairman Porter Goss to be his new CIA director.

Goss - last seen in Farenheit 9/11 giving out the number to an entirely ficticious civil liberties complaint hotline - is a former CIA operative turned Florida hack congressman who has made himself useful to the administration in ways both large and small, not least by savaging the reputation of the agency he once worked for and now hopes to lead.

In other words, picking Porter Goss to be CIA director is roughly the same as nominating Dick Cheney's little finger - or so says former CIA analyst Ray McGovern.

more...

http://billmon.org/archives/001630.html

[otohara]

4. Listen To This Segment on Democracy Now - Very Good

http://www.democracynow.org/

President Bush nominates Republican congressmember Porter Goss of Florida to head the Central Intelligence Agency. We speak with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and Slate.com columnist Fred Kaplan about the nomination and why some are calling it a purely political move.

[LittleApple81]

5. Thanks to all who provided answers! n/t